Friday, April 8, 2011

Emma Frost - Master Manipulator - Matt Duarte

CAPTION: Despite the stories you might have heard, she does not have the power to create, just to destroy and manipulate. Who knows how many lives that bitch has destroyed?

Panel 2

Description: The same planet, from farther away, exploding into smithereens. A streak of red fire comes out from it.

CAPTION: And as much as I hate her, our lives have become, one would say, comically interconnected.

Panel 3

Description: A pull out shot from the same planet, but it and the space that surround it are inside a giant eye.

CAPTION: She saved my life, but she left behind a parting gift. A small token of her “appreciation” to put me on the right path. When I close my eyes...

Panel 4

Description: We can now see the face surrounding the eye from before. It's the unequivocally attractive face of Emma Frost.

CAPTION: When I close my eyes, I hear the scream of the souls that the Dark Phoenix destroyed. I feel their pain as their planet exploded underneath them, their sorrow as the realization dawned of them that it was the last day of their pathetic little lives.

Panel 5

Description: We can now see Emma Frost standing in a group of other X-Men, including Cyclops, in a briefing room which glows from screens on the walls. She is now in her diamond form.

CAPTION: I'm sure she gave it to me as a warning. Constructive criticism, if you will. That sanctimonious bitch. I call it torture. Good luck convincing anyone of that, though.

CYCLOPS: Emma?

EMMA FROST: Yes?

Panel 6

Description: Emma is walking away from the group, in her crystal form.

CYCLOPS: You turned into your diamond form for, what exactly?

EMMA: Oh, just a small reminder that I'm the best looking person in this room.

CAPTION: There is no way anyone would believe the angel named Jean Grey would do something as sick as implant a terrible memory into someone else's head. In the mean time, I take my little pleasures where I can.

5 comments:

Me too. I like the fact that you've found a way for Emma to play games with people without even using her powers, and I like the insecurity you've given her, that little chip on her shoulder that she'll never be as good as Jean. Good work, Matt.